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11 Oct How often should I check my eyesight if I have floaters and high myopia?

Posted at 19:20h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

attention and seek an ophthalmologist's assessment. High myopia is associated with a greater than normal incidence of retinal problems, even retinal detachment, which can be quite serious. If there is a fairly recent onset of seeing "floaters" or specks in your field of vision (especially...

27 Sep What are the risks of not having intraocular lens implantation during cataract surgery?

Posted at 19:26h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

This is a persistent question that comes up from patients that demonstrates how powerful language can be in creating misunderstanding."Cataract," being a noun, is understood as a "thing" that somehow got into the eye and is now disturbing one's vision. So surgically removing that thing...

13 Sep Why do they use a laser before the actual cataract surgery?

Posted at 19:30h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

The use of lasers in cataract/lens implant (IOL) surgery has a long and somewhat bumpy course. The first big breakthrough 35+ years ago was the use of high-frequency ultrasound to break up the hardened lens material of an aged natural lens, what we call a...

13 Sep What are eye floaters and why are they incurable?

Posted at 19:25h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

"Floaters" are the slightly out-of-focus silhouettes of condensations suspended in the "vitreous body" of the eye. They tend to "slosh" around as you move your direction of gaze, but usually quickly return to about the same relative position in your field of vision. The vitreous gel...

30 Aug Which is better to have, nearsightedness or farsightedness?

Posted at 19:28h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

It depends on your age and the sorts of preferred activities you do most of the time. Most professional athletes are mild to moderately hyperopic (the non-age-related farsightedness). They typically see better than 20/20 at a distance -which comes in very useful for chasing balls, pucks, and for target...

16 Aug Why is LASIK not for everyone?

Posted at 19:32h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

Because not all vision problems are able to be solved with LASIK. Vision problems can be either Refractive (optical) or due to anatomic pathology (like cataracts or macular degeneration). [Often there can be both in older people.] LASIK only works on one of the two focusing elements of the...

02 Aug A Brief History of LASIK Eye Surgery

Posted at 19:34h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

Today, LASIK is one of the most effective and popular elective procedures in the world, but the key developments in its history took over a century to unfold. Early Days in the History of LASIK Eye Surgery Surgical solutions to refractive errors of the eye date back as far...

19 Jul In the Pink: Preventing and Treating Pink Eye

Posted at 19:39h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

If pink eye is known for anything, it's famous for being contagious. But did you know that some forms of pink eye are not contagious? The fallacy comes from a misunderstanding of the condition pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis. Pink eye is a blanket term...

19 Jul Decorative Contact Lenses: Riveting or Just Plain Risky?

Posted at 19:35h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

Decorative contact lenses, also known as fashion, costume, or colored contact lenses, are a deceptively easy way to dramatically change your look. With one pop of a lens, you can turn into a white-eyed zombie or cat-like creature, make your normally brown eyes blue, or...

05 Jul SMILE Procedure vs. LASIK

Posted at 19:41h in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev

What is the SMILE procedure and how is it different from LASIK? The SMILE procedure is purportedly an improvement on LASIK in that it only requires one laser that will cut a “lenticule” –the same amount and size of corneal tissue as would be removed in...